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title: "Brightway Selects Blazek for Chief Technology Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d17ad1a2-755d-456e-84d9-761519eef6d7
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230227_brightway_selects_blazek_for_chief_technology_officer.html
category: "Finance"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","Technology","People"]
published: 2023-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:34:11.795Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1560520653-9e0e4c89eb11?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Brightway Selects Blazek for Chief Technology Officer

**TL;DR:** Brightway Insurance appoints Shane Blazek as Chief Technology Officer to improve agent and customer experiences. Blazek joins Brightway from Vouch Specialty, where he was Head of Technology.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-02-27. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230227_brightway_selects_blazek_for_chief_technology_officer.html).*

## Story

Shane is a leader in the world of InsurTech and has earned an impressive reputation building teams and solutions to deliver better agent and customer experiences," said Mark Cantin, Brightway Insurance President and CEO. "He has spent over a decade innovating and driving digital transformation in the insurance industry, and Brightway agents and their customers will be the beneficiaries going forward."

Blazek joins Brightway from Vouch Specialty where he served as the Head of Technology and was responsible for building the platform to support brokerage sales. Prior to that, he spent seven years as a Vice President and Head of Engineering at Mylo, where he established and implemented the technology strategic vision and roadmap to build the business from the ground up. As a result of Shane's leadership, Mylo received multiple national InsurTech Awards.

"I am committed to introducing Brightway agents and customers across the country to the benefits of digital efficiency," Blazek shared. "By merging the guidance of our trusted local agents with seamless technology, we will surpass our customer service goals and continually improve agency productivity."

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- General (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- digital transformation (topic)
- insurance technology (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230227_brightway_selects_blazek_for_chief_technology_officer.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d17ad1a2-755d-456e-84d9-761519eef6d7).